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• n  writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
• n  a person who is able to write and has written something

• He's a very funny, very dark writer who favors space opera and extreme tech.
• Irving Kristol, the political writer and publisher called the.
• A bold new study exhumes the case of fascist writer Robert Brasillach, executed by the French in 1945.

• author

News & Articles

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• ‘Buffy’ Writer To Pen ‘Tomb Raider’ Reboot
  Buffy the Vampire Slayer writer Marti Noxon has been tapped to pen MGM’s upcoming Tomb Raider reboot. The details of the plot are still being worked out, but the film will most likely follow Lara Croft on one of her international adventures. Whether the heroine will parallel her video game counterpart remains to be seen. Lara was played [...] ‘Buffy’ Writer To Pen ‘Tomb Raider’ Reboot is a post ...
  June 13, 2013 - The Inquisitr
• ‘Ghost’ writer can sue
  A comic book writer who claims he created the flaming-skulled character called Ghost Rider got another chance to press his claim yesterday when a US appeals court revived his lawsuit against Marvel Comics. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a 2011 district court ruling that found the rights...
  June 12, 2013 - New York Post
• Comic writer's Ghost Rider copyright lawsuit revived on appeal
  By Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK (Reuters) - A comic book writer who claims he created the flaming-skulled character called Ghost Rider got another chance to press his claim on Tuesday when a U.S. appeals court revived his lawsuit against Marvel Comics. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a 2011 district court ruling that found the rights to the character belonged to Marvel Comics, owned by ...
  June 11, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Guillermo del Toro in RTT News
  He added, "Both as a co-writer and as a director, I wish the production nothing but the very best of luck and I will be first in line to see the finished product."
• Jay Leno in FOXNews
  The writers are correct, by the way. I'm a writer ...... I'm on the side of the writers,Leno said.
• Arthur C Clarke in International Herald Tribune
  Sometimes I am asked how I would like to be remembered,Clarke said. "I have had a diverse career as a writer, underwater explorer and space promoter. Of all these I would like to be remembered as a writer."